"We found that physical activity was effective in controlling weight only among women who started off with a normal BMI."
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What we need is the political will, starting with a full health economics analysis of the costs and benefits of effectiveweight management in diabetes and other conditions where obesity is a significant factor.
The model shows that lasting weight loss takes a long time to achieve and suggests that more effectiveweight loss programs might be undertaken in two phases: a temporary, more aggressive change in behavior at first, followed by a second phase of a more relaxed but permanent behavioral change that can prevent the weight regain that afflicts so many dieters despite their best intentions.